Build­ing stash for toxic trash

Bid to set up year-round fa­cil­ity for dis­pos­ing prob­lem waste such as oils, bat­ter­ies and flu­oro lights

ST MARYS res­i­dents could have a year-round drop-off cen­tre to dis­pose of prob­lem rub­bish if waste man­age­ment com­pany Toxfree’s devel­op­ment ap­pli­ca­tion is ap­proved.

The pro­posed Pen­rith Com­mu­nity Re­cy­cling Cen­tre will prop­erly dis­pose of tricky house­hold items such as mo­tor oils, bat­ter­ies and smoke de­tec­tors, which are not per­mit­ted as land­fill.

The St Marys fa­cil­ity, which will be funded and sup­ported by the En­vi­ron­ment Pro­tec­tion Au­thor­ity, will save res­i­dents from hav­ing to drive 40km to Liver­pool re­cy­cling cen­tre.

The cen­tre will be built on an in­dus­trial site at 42-46 Charles St, which is al­ready owned by Toxfree, in the Dun­heved Cir­cuit In­dus­trial Es­tate.